The FY2024 H-1B lottery saw a dramatic increase in submissions, and the DHS suspects more than half of these submissions may lack a bona fide job offer supporting them. As a result, many visa applicants with legitimate job offers worry that fraud in the registration process may unfairly decrease their own chances of receiving a visa.
In an article for the American Bar Association, WR Immigration Partner Charina Garcia and associate Evan Gordon explain the effect of recent visa shortages on immigrant workers.